Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The impact of culture and minority status on women's experience of domestic violence
Other Titles:	Trauma, violence & abuse
Authors:	Riger, Stephanie Kasturirangan, Aarati Krishnan, Sandhya
Keywords:	CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Cross-cultural;Measurement
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	5 (4), October 2004
Notes:	This article reviews research about the impact of culture and minority status in the US on women’s experience of domestic violence, including considerations of family structure, immigration, acculturation, oppression, racism, sociopolitical dynamics and community response. It critiques the lack of cultural diversity in research. Key points of the research review included: research that discusses cultural differences as measuring effects of racism on the experiences of minority women dealing with abuse; research with a feminist focus on gender as ignoring the intersectionality of social identities and as forcing women to prioritise gender identity over their racial or ethnic identity when dealing with domestic violence; and much of the literature as ignoring ethnic groups in samples, using inadequate sample sizes and inappropriate measures. Concept and definition of culture is explained. Implications for research are discussed, such as sampling to include varied minority group members, along with sufficient sample sizes. Researchers could enlist the help of community informants to learn about the experiences and values of community members. Measurement tools need to be re-examined such as recreating measures that tap into the ideas the original measure was to address since translations may not have the same meaning across cultures. Action research is suggested, that is research with the purpose of contributing to social change. Implications for practice included: reflecting the community such as hiring staff that share the backgrounds of the clients; developing cultural competence of staff of non-minority backgrounds; acknowledging complexities; making prevention culturally relevant; and reaching out to the relevant community effectively.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12772
ISSN:	1524-8380
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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